M5.0 earthquake 151 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 151 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 11, 1976, 7:53 PM GMT+9 (10:53 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 150 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-11 10:53:28 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.322° N, 126.103° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3150 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 18174 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.6146 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 18173 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.5148 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 18172 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k9j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.